002DB00142

Pit

Phasing

Stratigraphic Matrix Diagram

Discussion

A sub-square pit in the northern half of area 2DB. This feature was first thought to be a small Grubenhaus but the general size, shape and the lack of post holes suggest it was probably a pit. Two fills were distinguished during excavation, all of the finds recovered were from the secondary fill.

All Contexts and Associated Finds Totals

MASTER CUT FILLS VOLUME OBJECTS AN BONE DENSITY
002DB00142 10 7
002DB00274 002DB00143  1 3
002DB00202  25 52
002DB00203  35 47
002DB00204  7 8
002DB00205  10 1
002DB00270 
002DB00271 
002DB00272 
002DB00273 

Object Totals by Material

002DB00142 Object Totals by Material

002DB00142 Charcoal 1 
Flint 2 
Iron 1
Pottery 2  Early Saxon
Stone 1 
Unfired Clay 2 
Worked Bone 1 

002DB00143 Object Totals by Material

002DB00143 Unfired Clay 1

002DB00202 Object Totals by Material

002DB00202 Charcoal 1 
Daub 1
Iron 2
Pottery 16  of which Early Saxon 8  Iron Age 5 Neolithic  1 No Entry  2  Roman 3
Stone 5 

002DB00203 Object Totals by Material

002DB00203 Charcoal 1 
Daub 2
Flint 8 
Pottery 17  of which Early Saxon 5  Iron Age 1 No Entry  8 Prehistoric 1  Roman 2
Stone 7 

002DB00204 Object Totals by Material

002DB00204 Charcoal 1 
Flint 1 
Pottery 3  of which Early Saxon 2  No Entry  1
Stone 2 

002DB00205 Object Totals by Material

002DB00205 Charcoal 1 
Flint 1 
Pottery 6  of which Early Saxon 2  Iron Age 2 No Entry  1 Roman 1 
Slag 1
Stone 1 

Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00142 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00142 Cattle 4 
Sheep/goat 3 

002DB00143 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00143 Cattle 1 
Sheep/goat 2 

002DB00202 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00202 Cattle 30 
Horse 4
Pig 3
Sheep 4
Sheep/goat 11 

002DB00203 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00203 Cattle 17 
Goat 1
Horse 3
Pig 3
Sheep 2
Sheep/goat 21 

002DB00204 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00204 Cattle 4 
Dog 1
Sheep 2
Sheep/goat 1 

002DB00205 Animal Bone Totals by Species

002DB00205 Sheep/goat 1 

Structural Details

Master 002DB00142

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DB00142 STRUCTURE RECTANGULAR  260 246  28 WIDE U  MASTER CONTEXT FOR GRUB IN NW OF DB. FILL SIEVED. V. SHALLOW: NO POST HOLES: THEREFORE PIT NOT GRUB? REMARKABLY SQUARE IN SHAPE.. 

002DB00274 Section and Notes

002DB00274 South Facing Section

002DB00274 West Facing Section

KEY_ID TYPE SHAPE L B D PROFILE NOTES
002DB00143 SPIT SUB-RECTANGULAR  400 300  4 FLAT  DEFINING/CLEANING SPIT OVER GRUB M142-SUBSEQUENTLY PROVED TO BE A SQUARE PIT. SMALL CHALK PEBBLES < 6 CM. MUCH BONE. 
002DB00202 PIT FILL SQUARE  99 76  10 FLAT  ASHY UPPER FILL IN S.E. QUAD. OCCA CHALK < 4CM THROUGHOUT. SOME WINDBLOWN SAND. ROOTED & BURROWED. MOD SMALL FLECKS CHARCOAL. 
002DB00203 PIT FILL SQUARE  0 0  0 FLAT  UPPER FILL OF N.W. QUAD. OCCA FINE FRAGS CHALK <2CM. THICKNESS OF FILL VARIES-BASE UNDULATES. ROOT&BURROW. OCCA FLECKS CHARCOAL. 
002DB00204 PIT FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  120 104  16 FLAT  UPPER FILL OF NW. QUAD. OCCA FINE CHALK FRAGGS MOSTLY 1-3CM THROUGHOUT FILL. OCCA FINE FLECKS CHARCOAL. SL ASHY GREY TINGE IN PLACES.TRUNCATED ABOVE. 
002DB00205 PIT FILL SUB-RECTANGULAR  138 122  9 FLAT  UPPER FILL OF LARGE SQUARE PIT IN SW. QUAD. OCCA FRAGS CHALK<6 CM MOSTLY SMALLER. A FEW SMALL FLECKS CHARCOAL: SL GREY TINGE-ASH? TRUNCATED ABOVE. 
002DB00270 PIT FILL SQUARE  115 93  17 UNDULATING  PRIMARY FILL IN N.E. QUAD. MOD CHALK <5CM THROUGHOUT. REDDER&LIGHTER THAN UPPER FILL. ROOT&BURROW-SL COLOR VARIATION. OCCA SMALL FLECKS CHARCOAL. 
002DB00271 PIT FILL SQUARE  105 89  19 FLAT  PRIMARY FILL IN N.W. QUAD. ROOT&BURROW-COLOR VARIATION. OCCA FINE CHALK <3CM OCCA FLECKS CHARCOAL<3CM SL GRITTY TOWARDS CENTRE BASE. SOME WINDBLOWN. 
002DB00272 PIT FILL SQUARE  94 76  21 FLAT  PRIMARY FILL IN S.E. QUAD. SURFACE UNDULATES SL: OCCA CHALK<5CM OCCA SMALL FLECKS CHARCOAL<2MM ROOT &BURROW-SL COLOR VARIATION: SOME WINDBLOWN SAND. 
002DB00273 PIT FILL SQUARE  130 120  17 FLAT  PRIMARY FILL OF S.W. QUAD.ROOT& BURROW DISTURBED SL COLOR VARIATION OCCA GRAVEL <2CM THROUGHOUT. OCCA SMALL FLECKS CHARCOAL <6MM SOME WINDBLOWN SAND. 
002DB00274 PIT CUT SQUARE  260 246  30 FLAT  CUT OF SUB SQ PIT. STEEP SIDED WITH FLATTISH-SL CONCAVE BASE THAT DIPS TOWARDS CENTRE. CUTS INTO A NAT OF CHALK WITH SMALL AMOUNTS OF SOLUTION MATERIAL 

Objects by Context

KEY_ID OB PERIOD MATERIAL TYPE SUB_TYPE CLASS No
002DB00142 AD No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002DB00142 AH PREHISTORIC  FLINT BLADE  CORE PREP 1
002DB00142 AI PREHISTORIC  FLINT BLADE  1
002DB00142 AG No Entry  IRON IRON FRAGMENT  1
002DB00142 AB EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002DB00142 AJ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002DB00142 AE No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002DB00142 AC EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  6
002DB00142 AF EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  2
002DB00142 AA EARLY SAXON  WORKED BONE BONE COMB  COMPOSITE COMB  1
002DB00143 AA EARLY SAXON  UNFIRED CLAY UNFIRED CLAY  1
002DB00202 AA No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002DB00202 AN EARLY SAXON  DAUB BURNT DAUB  1
002DB00202 AT No Entry  IRON IRON FRAGMENT  1
002DB00202 BA No Entry  IRON IRON FRAGMENT  1
002DB00202 AC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002DB00202 AD EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN IV  1
002DB00202 AH EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002DB00202 AJ EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN  1
002DB00202 AL EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN V  1
002DB00202 AP EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN II  1
002DB00202 AS EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN V  1
002DB00202 AY EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ?ANGLIAN III  2
002DB00202 AO IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  FTW  1
002DB00202 AX IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  IA  1
002DB00202 AG NEOLITHIC  POTTERY SHERD  NEO  1
002DB00202 AQ No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00202 AZ No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00202 AB ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  R-B  1
002DB00202 AF ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  HUNTCLIFF  1
002DB00202 AK ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
002DB00202 AE No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DB00202 AI No Entry  STONE STONES  2
002DB00202 AM No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002DB00202 AR No Entry  STONE STONE  OOLITE  1
002DB00202 AW No Entry  STONE STONE  3
002DB00203 AN No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002DB00203 AG EARLY SAXON  DAUB BURNT DAUB  1
002DB00203 AM EARLY SAXON  DAUB BURNT DAUB  1
002DB00203 AJ PREHISTORIC  FLINT BLADE  1
002DB00203 AK PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  CORE PREP 1
002DB00203 AQ PREHISTORIC  FLINT BLADE  1
002DB00203 AY PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
002DB00203 BC PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  CORE PREP 1
002DB00203 BD PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
002DB00203 BG PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
002DB00203 BH PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  CORE PREP 1
002DB00203 AD EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002DB00203 AE EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN I  3
002DB00203 AF EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN  1
002DB00203 AO EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002DB00203 AR EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ?ANGLIAN I  1
002DB00203 BA IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  IA  1
002DB00203 AB No Entry  POTTERY SHERDS  2
002DB00203 AI No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00203 AP No Entry  POTTERY SHERDS  2
002DB00203 AS No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00203 AT No Entry  POTTERY FIRED CLAY  1
002DB00203 AU No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  GTW  1
002DB00203 AX No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00203 BI No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00203 BJ PREHISTORIC  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00203 AC ROMAN  POTTERY SHERDS  R-B/ANGLIAN I  2
002DB00203 AL ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
002DB00203 AH No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  2
002DB00203 AV No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DB00203 AW No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002DB00203 AZ No Entry  STONE STONE  7
002DB00203 BB No Entry  STONE STONE  1
002DB00203 BE No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002DB00203 BF No Entry  STONE STONE  2
002DB00204 AA No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002DB00204 AF PREHISTORIC  FLINT FLAKE  1
002DB00204 AC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002DB00204 AE EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN I  1
002DB00204 AB No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00204 AD EARLY SAXON  STONE LAVA  NIEDERMENDIG 1
002DB00204 AG No Entry  STONE STONE  SANDSTONE  1
002DB00205 AA No Entry  CHARCOAL CHARCOAL SAMPLE  1
002DB00205 AH PREHISTORIC  FLINT BLADE  1
002DB00205 AC EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERD  ANGLIAN III  1
002DB00205 AK EARLY SAXON  POTTERY SHERDS  ANGLIAN III  3
002DB00205 AE IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  ?IA  1
002DB00205 AF IRON AGE  POTTERY SHERD  ?IA  1
002DB00205 AG No Entry  POTTERY SHERD  1
002DB00205 AD ROMAN  POTTERY SHERD  GREY WARE  1
002DB00205 AJ No Entry  SLAG SLAG FRAGMENT  IRON SLAG  1
002DB00205 AI No Entry  STONE STONE  1

Animal Bone by Context

KEY_ID SPECIES ELEMENT QUANT CHEW BURN BUTCH FBRK
002DB00142 Cattle Humerus fr  1 0  0 1  0
002DB00142 Cattle M/C C  1 1  0 1  0
002DB00142 Cattle Mand fr  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00142 Cattle N.Cuboid  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00142 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00142 Sheep/goat Patella  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00142 Sheep/goat Radius C  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00143 Cattle N.Cuboid  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00143 Sheep/goat LM3  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00143 Sheep/goat Tibia P  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00202 Cattle Atlas  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Cattle Femur P  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Cattle Hyoid  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Cattle Ld4  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Cattle M/T br  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00202 Cattle Mand fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00202 Cattle Pelvis  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00202 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00202 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00202 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00202 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00202 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00202 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Cattle Scapula  1 0  0 1  0
002DB00202 Cattle Skull fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00202 Cattle Ulna  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00202 Horse Humerus fr  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00202 Horse M/C P  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Horse Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00202 Horse Ulna  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00202 Pig Humerus P  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Pig M/C C  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Pig M/T C  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Sheep Humerus D  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00202 Sheep Humerus D  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Sheep Humerus D  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00202 Sheep LM3  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Sheep/goat Astragalus  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Sheep/goat Horncore  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Sheep/goat Hyoid  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Sheep/goat M/T D  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Sheep/goat Pelvis  1 0  0 2  1
002DB00202 Sheep/goat Radius br  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Sheep/goat Radius D  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00202 Sheep/goat Scapula  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00202 Sheep/goat Skull fr  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00202 Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00202 Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Cattle Femur P  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Cattle Humerus D  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Cattle Hyoid  1 0  0 1  0
002DB00203 Cattle LM3  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00203 Cattle M/C P  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00203 Cattle M/C P  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Cattle Mand fr  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00203 Cattle N.Cuboid  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Cattle Pelvis  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00203 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Cattle Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Cattle Phalanx 3  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00203 Cattle Radius P  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Cattle Skull fr  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00203 Cattle Tibia D  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00203 Goat Humerus D  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Horse M/C D  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00203 Horse Phalanx 1  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Horse Phalanx 3  1 0  0 1  1
002DB00203 Pig Calcaneum  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Pig L Canine  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Pig Radius D  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00203 Sheep Phalanx 2  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00203 Sheep Scapula  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00203 Sheep/goat Femur D  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Sheep/goat Femur P  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Sheep/goat Femur P  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Sheep/goat Hyoid  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00203 Sheep/goat Ld4  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Sheep/goat LM3  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00203 Sheep/goat M/C br  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00203 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Sheep/goat Mandible  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Sheep/goat Pelvis  1 1  0 1  0
002DB00203 Sheep/goat Radius fr  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Sheep/goat Scapula  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Sheep/goat Skull fr  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00203 Sheep/goat Skull fr  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00203 Sheep/goat Skull fr  1 0  0 0  0
002DB00203 Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 1  0 0  0
002DB00203 Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00203 Sheep/goat Tibia br  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00203 Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Sheep/goat Tibia D  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00203 Sheep/goat Ulna  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00204 Cattle Femur C  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00204 Cattle M/C D  1 1  0 1  1
002DB00204 Cattle Phalanx 1  1 1  0 0  1
002DB00204 Cattle Radius D  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00204 Dog Pelvis  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00204 Sheep Calcaneum  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00204 Sheep Humerus br  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00204 Sheep/goat Ld4  1 0  0 0  1
002DB00205 Sheep/goat M/T P  1 1  1 0  1